Business / Economy

Humboldt Loses Two Community Pillars Over the Weekend

by Kimberly Wear on January 14, 2019 at 10:30AM

Read the full release from the chamber below: It is with deep sadness that the Greater Eureka Chamber of Commerce announces the passing of former CEO, J Warren Hockaday on Sunday, January 13, 2019.

UPDATE: Eureka Mulls Changing Course on Tourism Spending; Visitors Bureau Warns of Dire Consequences

by Thadeus Greenson on January 13, 2019 at 12:38PM

“There is no question that it is time for Eureka to invest more specifically, directly and tactically into the marketing and branding of Eureka,” a staff report for Tuesday’s city council meeting states. “Staff proposes that Eureka deliberately and strategically shift its funding and destination marketing efforts towards a marketing strategy that concentrates specifically on Eureka while simultaneously expanding the target audience to include local/regional residents and the local business community.

Coast Guard Members to Get Paid Despite Shutdown, for Now

by Thadeus Greenson on December 28, 2018 at 5:13PM

The Journal is working to determine how many of the county’s approximately 800 federal employees have been impacted by the shutdown, which began Dec. 21 after the Trump administration and Congress failed to reach agreement on a spending bill due to an impasse over the administration’s demand for $5 billion in funding to erect a wall along the United States’ border with Mexico. While members of other branches of the military are unaffected by the shutdown as it doesn’t affect the Department of Defense, which was funded through a previous spending measure, the shutdown does impact the Department of Homeland Security, which includes the U.S. Coast Guard and its 42,000 service members.

Reports Find Cannabis Bank Infeasible; Five Things You Need to Know About Public Banking in California

by Felicia Mello and Ben Christopher, CALmatters on December 28, 2018 at 11:19AM

Both reports gave the idea a hard “no”. “No state-backed financial institution designed to support the cannabis industry is feasible.

Dungeness Crab Season Shelved Again

by Thadeus Greenson on December 21, 2018 at 3:33PM

Northern California Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Delay Extended The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham announced an additional and final 15-day delay of the northern California commercial Dungeness crab season.

Fish and Wildlife Says the Crab Aren't Ready Yet

by Kimberly Wear on December 7, 2018 at 2:16PM

Read the full CDFW release below: Based on results of another quality test, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham has announced an additional 15-day delay of the northern California commercial Dungeness Crab season.

After Heated Meeting, Planning Commission Sends Zoning Changes to Supes

by Elaine Weinreb on November 5, 2018 at 10:05AM

Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District General Manager John Friedenbach expressed his opposition to the proposed re-zoning in the vicinity of the wells, adding that his concerns were shared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which stated that "industrial zoning is incompatible with the designated critical habitat for salmon, steelhead and Pacific eulachon." "The staff report," Friedenbach continued, "does not include a discussion of how a sweeping rezone of parcels ... to the most environmentally intensive land use is in the public interest.

Crab Season Opener For Patrick's Point North Delayed by Domoic Acid

by Kimberly Wear on October 25, 2018 at 12:08PM

Read the full release from the CDFW below: California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham has enacted a delay to the opening of the recreational Dungeness crab fishery in part northern California.

SECOND UPDATE: Warning Issued on Dungeness Crab After Testing Shows Toxin

by Kimberly Wear on October 25, 2018 at 10:21AM

Read the release from the California Department of Public Health below: SACRAMENTO - The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is advising recreational anglers not to eat Dungeness crab caught between Patrick’s Point North and the Oregon border.

Visions Collide at Harbor District Forum

by Elaine Weinreb on October 19, 2018 at 12:13PM

Marks has been endorsed by the Humboldt County Central Democratic Commitee, Humboldt Progressive Democrats, the North Coast People's Alliance, the Humboldt County Green Party, the Humboldt Young Democrats, the Humboldt-Del Norte Central Labor Council, a long list of other trade unions, the mayor of Eureka, a majority of the Eureka City Council, a majority of the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, several former harbor commissioners and several former fellow commissioners of the Samoa Peninsula Fire District. Brady has been endorsed by the International Longshore Warehouse Union Local 14, County Supervisor Rex Bohn, County Sheriff William Honsal, former Eureka Police Chief Andy Mills, former County Sheriff Mike Downey, Harbor Commissioner Larry Doss, Humboldt County Planning Commissioner Mike Newman, Fortuna Mayor Sue Long, several members of the Eureka Planning Commission and former Eureka City Manager David Tyson, who is currently the Interim Director of the Trinidad Rancheria Economic Development Corporation.

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